AirPods and AirPower Rumors, iPhone SE Briefly Reappears, Macintosh Turns 35 - MacRumors

Brought to you by: Next-Gen AirPods With 'Health Monitoring' Features Said to be Coming in First Half of 2019 It feels like we've been hearing about an update for the AirPods for a long time, with delays for Apple's AirPower charging mat apparently also affecting the company's plans for its wireless earphones. A new report claims, however, that the next version of the AirPods will be launching sometime in the first half of this year and include "health monitoring functions." We've also been hearing the AirPods will include "Hey Siri" support and a wireless charging case for AirPower compatibility. Speaking of AirPower, DigiTimes this week also claimed AirPower is scheduled to ship "later in 2019," although the publication subsequently removed that statement from its article. There have been questions about whether the accessory is even still in the works, but a couple of recent reports have claimed it's finally entering production.   Read Full Article Sponsored Stories Easily Manage and Protect Your Apple Devices with Jamf Now With Jamf Now, you can check your digital inventory, distribute Wi-Fi and email settings, deploy apps, protect company data, and even lock or wipe a device as needed from anywhere. No IT experience needed!    Visit Sponsor Popular Stories Jan 24, 2019 Apple Briefly Sold iPhone SE Again on Clearance Store, Starting at $249 Brand New Alongside the September introduction of its latest iPhone lineup, Apple discontinued the iPhone SE, leaving fans of small-size iPhones without any upgrade options. While it appeared the iPhone SE was gone for good, the device has made a couple of brief appearances on Apple's clearance store over the past week, quickly selling out both times. We'll be keeping an eye out for any further rounds of clearance sales, so stay alert if you still want an iPhone SE!   Read Full Article Macintosh Turns 35 Today marked another significant anniversary for Apple with the 35th birthday of the Macintosh. Revealed at Apple's annual shareholders meeting on January 24, 1984, the original Macintosh was a revolution in personal computing.  The debut itself was also a milestone, with Apple's landmark '1984' commercial airing two days earlier during the Super Bowl and then at the unveiling Steve Jobs pulling the original Macintosh out of a bag and letting it introduce itself.   Read Full Article Apple Releases iOS 12.1.3 With Bug Fixes for HomePod, iPad Pro, CarPlay, Messages and More Apple yesterday released iOS 12.1.3 to the public, bringing a number of bug fixes for photos scrolling in Messages, audio distortion on the new iPad Pro, CarPlay disconnection issues, and more. Apple also released macOS 10.14.3, watchOS 5.1.3, tvOS 12.1.2, and HomePod software version 12.1.3. Fresh off those public releases, Apple has just pushed out first developer betas of the next set of operating system updates, including iOS 12.2, macOS 10.14.4, watchOS 5.2, and tvOS 12.2. We've already seen new support for Apple News in Canada and a few visual tweaks, but we'll be taking a closer look at what's new in these upcoming releases, so stay tuned!   Read Full Article 7 Useful iPhone Tips You Might Not Know Things are still booming over on our YouTube channel, with some recent videos proving quite popular with our readers and subscribers. For starters, a number of viewers have been surprised at just how useful our latest set of iPhone tips is — trust us, it's not just clickbait. Other viewers have been interested in our hands-on look at Dell's massive new 49-inch display, and yes, you can use that monster in portrait orientation if you're in need of a four-foot-tall display for your Mac for some strange reason. And finally, we went hands-on with Apple's new Smart Battery Cases for the latest iPhones.   Read Full Article 'Flexgate': 2016 and Newer MacBook Pro Users Report Display Issues Due to Fragile Flex Cables There's a new MacBook Pro controversy brewing, with some users complaining about a so-called "stage-light" effect showing up with uneven lighting along the bottom of the display. iFixit dug into the issue and discovered that Apple has switched to using fragile flex cables that wrap around the display hinge on their way to the logic board, and over time these cables can become damaged. iFixit has dubbed the issue "Flexgate," and users who run into it may find themselves in for some sticker shock, as rather than a relatively cheap repair of the cables themselves, Apple's decision to integrate the cables into the display requires a full display replacement that can run in the neighborhood of $600.   Read Full Article Apple Pay Rolling Out at Target, Taco Bell, and Jack in the Box Across the U.S. in Coming Weeks After several years of saying it had no plans to support Apple Pay, Target has reversed course and will begin accepting Apple Pay at all of its U.S. stores in the coming weeks. Unfortunately for hardcore Target fans, you won't be able to add your REDcard to your Apple Pay wallet, at least not yet. Target isn't the only retailer adding Apple Pay support, with Taco Bell and Jack in the Box also rolling it out for those in search of munchies. Other new additions include Speedway convenience stores and Hy-Vee grocery stores.   Read Full Article

This email was sent to dasdisdusonline.apple@blogger.com Click here to unsubscribe or Update subscription preferences View in Browser | Subscribe to this mailing list. MacRumors.com, LLC 4870 Sadler Rd. Suite #300 Glen Allen, VA 23060 USA

New iPhone Smart Battery Cases, AirPower Coming Soon?, iPod touch and iPad Rumors - MacRumors

Brought to you by: Apple Releases Smart Battery Cases for iPhone XS, XS Max and XR, Qi Wireless Charging Supported We've been seeing leaks and rumors for over a month, and this week Apple launched its Smart Battery Cases for the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR. The cases extend the battery life of your phone and are compatible with Qi wireless chargers. Similar to previous versions for the iPhone 6/6s and 7, the new cases integrate with iOS to display charge level on the iPhone's lock screen and in the Battery widget. The new cases are priced at $129, with the first deliveries happening now and in-store availability coming very soon. Despite nearly identical device sizes, the iPhone XS version of the case isn't officially compatible with the iPhone X, so iPhone X owners should be aware of potential issues. The fit isn't quite perfect around the rear camera and the speaker/mic holes, and early users have seen some pop-up warnings about incompatibility, but the case will charge an iPhone X.   Read Full Article Sponsored Stories monday.com Is More Than Just a Project Management Tool! It’s a Tool Teams Love to Use. monday.com is intuitive to use, displays color-coded team management information on its dashboard, and is suitable for any industry sector, for teams of any size, and for both single and multiple projects. This team management tool will also serve as an excellent solution to any collaboration problems you may have experienced in the past since it promotes project transparency, empowers team members, and encourages team communication. monday.com is a good fit for tech and non-tech teams alike. Approximately 70% of its 20,000 users fall outside the tech sector. With this collaboration and team management tool in place, teams quickly discover they can do without the unending series of whiteboard presentations, drawn out meetings, and lengthy spreadsheet searches for key data. Team leaders and project managers like monday.com because it easily adjusts to projects workflows instead of having to force-fit workflows to satisfy the demands of the tool.   Visit Sponsor Popular Stories Jan 17, 2019 Report: AirPower Has Entered Production and Coming Soon While Apple missed the original 2018 launch window for its AirPower wireless charging mat, it looks like a debut might be coming fairly soon. According to some new reports, Apple's suppliers have either already begun production of the accessory or will do so as soon as next week. Apple continues to make stray mentions of the accessory despite its unavailability, with the latest being in the product description for the new Smart Battery Cases. Apple previously listed AirPower compatibility for its latest iPhones in the pamphlets included in the boxes with those devices. Make sure to keep up with all of the latest news on AirPower in our new easy-to-follow guide. It offers an overview of what's going on with the accessory, and we'll keep updating it with new information going forward.   Read Full Article WSJ on 2019 iPhones: Triple-Lens Rear Camera on Next iPhone XS Max and Dual Rear on Next iPhone XR We're starting to hear more about this year's iPhones that we expect to debut in the usual September timeframe, with The Wall Street Journal sharing a number of details on the upcoming devices. According to the report, we'll see a similar lineup to the current one with two OLED models and an LCD model, although the iPhone XS Max successor may gain a triple-lens rear camera while the iPhone XR successor is upgraded to a dual-lens camera. All models may lack 3D Touch, similar to the iPhone XR that has shifted to a less-powerful Haptic Touch feature. Frequent source OnLeaks has shared a second set of renderings highlighted by a centered triple-lens rear camera, while he also shared details such as an upgraded 10-megapixel front camera and continued use of a Lightning connector rather than USB-C. We've also heard the new models could include Wi-Fi 6 support, and we took a look at what benefits the rumored triple-lens camera on the largest model might bring.   Read Full Article Apple May Be Working on 7th-Generation iPod Touch Aside from a price cut in 2017, Apple hasn't updated the iPod touch since 2015 as the market for non-phone iOS devices has dwindled. The iPod touch may still have some life left in it, however, as a new report claims Apple is working on a seventh-generation model. We haven't heard any details on what the new model will include or when it might launch, but just about anything would be a significant upgrade over the current aging technology. Apple would certainly focus on keeping the price of any new model low, so don't necessarily expect the latest A-series chip or features like an OLED screen or Face ID.   Read Full Article iPad Mini 5 and New Entry-Level iPad Said to Launch in First Half of 2019 Scattered rumors have indicated Apple may be preparing a fifth-generation iPad mini, and a new report claims both that device and an upgraded entry-level iPad could launch in the first half of this year. Apple has released new 9.7-inch iPad models in March of each of the past two years, most recently adding Apple Pencil support and other upgrades in 2018. It seems reasonable to think we might see another upgrade in the early part of this year, and at least one report has claimed the entry-level iPad might see a slight bump to a 10-inch display thanks to slimmer bezels. As for the iPad mini, there's similarly not much detail on what to expect, but previous leaks have suggested improvements will be minor.   Read Full Article AirPods Live Listen: Hearing Aid or Spy Tool? With iOS 12, Apple brought its Live Listen feature for the hearing impaired to AirPods, letting you use an iPhone as a microphone with the audio being routed to your AirPods. It's a handy feature for the hearing impaired and in other select situations, but it also opens up the potential for some nefarious eavesdropping given the Bluetooth range of the AirPods. Check out our video from earlier this week to see how to set up the Live Listen feature with your AirPods, and let us know what you think about it!   Read Full Article

This email was sent to dasdisdusonline.apple@blogger.com Click here to unsubscribe or Update subscription preferences View in Browser | Subscribe to this mailing list. MacRumors.com, LLC 4870 Sadler Rd. Suite #300 Glen Allen, VA 23060 USA

CES 2019, AirPlay 2 TVs, iPad Pro 'Bendgate' Update, 2019 iPhone Leak - MacRumors

Brought to you by: CES 2019: All of the Best Announcements From Las Vegas Apple typically doesn't make a direct appearance at CES, the massive annual electronics show in Las Vegas, although the company this year did engage in a bit of gamesmanship by posting a huge billboard highlighting its commitment to privacy that keeps most personal content on users' devices. Apple was involved in one big CES announcement that we'll talk about below, but otherwise there was the usual assortment of fanciful and practical products announced and displayed at the show. Head over to our CES 2019 news hub and catch up on all of our coverage from this week.   Read Full Article Sponsored Stories MacUpdater Keeps All Your Apps Up to Date Effortlessly Keeping all of your installed apps up-to-date can be pretty time-consuming, unless you don't use any apps or exclusively download from the Mac App Store. The time it takes to find the updates, download, install and clean up can add up to quite a few hours each week - time that you can now save with MacUpdater. MacUpdater automatically scans your apps and lets you know when there are updates available. In most cases, MacUpdater can even download and install the update for you with a single click. You can also queue as many updates as you want. When MacUpdater can't perform an update automatically, it can still help you by launching proprietary updaters (Adobe), launching apps that have built-in updaters, or opening the download website for convenience. It can even find updates within the Mac App Store, track apps that have entered or exited the Store or find apps that have been renamed or replaced with successor apps. MacUpdater currently detects updates for over 35,000 apps and can automatically update more than 5,000 popular apps. MacUpdater is permanently free for discovering updates for your apps. Updating more than 10 apps requires a one-time-purchase (9.99$/€) - no subscription or even registration needed. Visit Sponsor Popular Stories Jan 10, 2019 Apple Shares List of AirPlay 2-Enabled Smart TVs From Samsung, LG, Sony, and Vizio The biggest Apple-related announcement out of CES was Apple's partnerships with leading TV manufacturers to increase integration with Apple's ecosystem. Samsung had the most significant announcement in that regard, revealing that its smart TVs will gain support for built-in AirPlay 2, as well as a dedicated iTunes Movies & TV app that will let Apple users access their video content straight from their TVs. LG, Sony, and Vizio also announced AirPlay 2 and HomeKit support for their TVs, although they won't be getting the iTunes app. Check out Apple's full list of AirPlay 2-enabled smart TVs, as well as a few more details from Apple on what you'll be able to do with the integration.   Read Full Article Apple Addresses 2018 iPad Pro 'Bending' Controversy, Says Subtle Deviations May Be More Visible Due to New Design The controversy over new iPad Pro models arriving with a slight bend in the chassis right out of the box continues to make news, with Apple last weekend sharing a new support document explaining the situation. According to Apple, flatness standards for the new iPad Pro are even tighter than for previous generations at 400 microns of deviation along any side, but slight deviations may be more visible due to the new design of the device with flatter edges. Apple also describes the new "co-molding" process used on cellular models to yield a "seamless integration of plastic and aluminum into a single, strong enclosure" for the cellular antennas.   Read Full Article 2019 iPhone's Triple-Lens Rear Camera Design Allegedly Showing in New Renderings We've been hearing for a while that at least some of the 2019 iPhone models could include a triple-lens rear camera, but new renderings from frequent source OnLeaks reveal a pretty crazy layout with the three lenses in a triangular arrangement. OnLeaks admits this is a "freakingly early leak" and things could change before the device design is finalized, so we'll have to see if this pans out. In other iPhone rumors, one analyst claims the 2019 models could adopt USB-C, a smaller notch, and Touch ID integrated into the display. Most of this seems pretty unlikely aside from the smaller notch, which has previously been rumored as a possibility. In fact, just this week, Apple's supplier AMS announced it has developed light and proximity sensors that can be placed beneath OLED displays. AMS didn't specifically say the technology is coming to the iPhone this year, of course, but it would be a good way to achieve that smaller notch we've been hearing about.   Read Full Article Yes, the 2018 MacBook Air's FaceTime HD Camera is Awful Since the release of the new MacBook Air late last year, there have been a number of complaints about the poor quality of the FaceTime camera. The specs list it as the same 720p resolution used in the previous-generation model and in the MacBook Pro, but anecdotal reports have indicated it doesn't perform as well as those other machines. To try to determine whether there is a legitimate issue with the new MacBook Air's camera or if users are just expecting too much given the better specs seen on iOS device front cameras, we compared the new MacBook Air to various other machines in a side-by-side test. In short, it's probably a combination of both: FaceTime camera quality on all of Apple's notebooks is pretty poor compared to iOS devices and the iMac Pro with its 1080p camera. But we did also see signs that the 2018 MacBook Air's camera is even worse than the one from the 2015 model, with fuzziness particularly evident in areas of high detail.   Read Full Article Unreleased iPad Mini With Redesigned Cellular Antenna Appears in Photos We've been hearing scattered rumors of an updated iPad mini, and this week we saw our best evidence yet in the form of leaked photos of an iPad mini rear shell, logic board, and other parts that are unlike anything officially released. The photos show a similar rear shell design to the current iPad mini, with the exception of a more modern design for the cellular antennas. While the current iPad mini uses a plastic window at the top rear of the cellular models, this version has only a thin band similar to that seen on iPad Pro models prior to 2018. In addition, the logic board has a somewhat different layout compared to the current iPad mini. The main chip shows up as an A9 in diagnostics reports, which is surprisingly old for a new device, so we'll have to see if Apple goes with a newer chip in the released product or if the company is really trying hard to keep costs down.   Read Full Article

This email was sent to dasdisdusonline.apple@blogger.com Click here to unsubscribe or Update subscription preferences View in Browser | Subscribe to this mailing list. MacRumors.com, LLC 4870 Sadler Rd. Suite #300 Glen Allen, VA 23060 USA

What to Expect in 2019, Apple Earnings Warning, AirPower Still Missing - MacRumors

Brought to you by: What to Expect From Apple in 2019: New iPhones, Modular Mac Pro, iPad Mini 5, Updated AirPods and More Happy New Year! We've broken out our 2019 calendars, so it's a great time to take a look at what we can expect to see Apple release this year. We know there will be new iPhones, and Apple has promised a revamped Mac Pro, but there's much more on our list so make sure to check it out. We also want to hear about what you want to see this year, so let us know! It's also a good time to take a look back at 2018, and we did just that in a pair of articles over the past week. In the first one, we summarized all of Apple's major products introduced in 2018, which included the usual iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, and Mac updates, but a few special ones including the HomePod launch and the first Mac mini update in four years. Our second retrospective piece examined 2018's biggest leaks that led up to Apple's product announcements. As usual, we saw a number of leaks from Apple's supply chain, but Apple itself was unusually leaky this year, accidentally revealing details on a number of its products before their releases.   Read Full Article Sponsored Stories Forbes Insights Report: Why Collaboration Efforts Go Awry Employees are overloaded with requests to collaborate, but a tech solution without an underlying strategy won’t solve the problem. Forbes Insights and Dropbox Business can help.       Visit Sponsor Popular Stories Jan 03, 2019 Apple Lowers Revenue Guidance for Q1 2019 Citing 'Fewer iPhone Upgrades' Than Anticipated Apple this week took the highly unusual step of reducing its earnings guidance for the just-ended December quarter, shaving around $7 billion off of its revenue estimate. In a letter to investors, Apple CEO Tim Cook primarily cited "fewer iPhone upgrades" than anticipated as the culprit, with unexpected weakness in the Chinese market being the most significant contributing factor. The announcement sent shockwaves through the market, with Apple's stock opening down almost 10 percent following the news and extending losses that have seen Apple's share price decline by 35 percent over the past two months. Cook is holding an "all-hands" meeting with Apple employees today to discuss yesterday's announcement and alleviate potential fears about the implications. Apple will officially announce its December quarter earnings on January 29. Meanwhile, law firms are already circling to assess whether it's worth filing suit against Apple over alleged "materially misleading business information" given to investors prior to yesterday's press release.   Read Full Article Netflix's New Interactive 'Black Mirror: Bandersnatch' Episode Doesn't Work on Apple TV Netflix late last week premiered "Black Mirror: Bandersnatch," an interactive episode of the popular science fiction series that lets viewers make decisions to influence how the episode proceeds. While it's a neat concept, it doesn't work on Netflix's Apple TV app, so you'll need to watch it on another device. It's an unfortunate omission considering Apple TV is a great device for Netflix consumption. In other Netflix news, the company has officially stopped allowing new and returning users to sign up for subscriptions through its iOS app. The move means all signups must go through the Netflix website, skirting around App Store policies that see Apple taking a cut of in-app subscriptions. It's a bit of an inconvenience for users, but Netflix obviously thinks it's worth it in order to avoid paying Apple what some have estimated to be several hundred million dollars in commissions over the next few years.   Read Full Article AirPower Misses Promised 2018 Launch, But Might Not Be Canceled At its September 2017 unveiling of the iPhone X and iPhone 8, Apple also introduced AirPower, a wireless charging mat capable of charging up to three devices (iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods) simultaneously. Apple said AirPower would launch in 2018, but following a number of reports of technical problems with the accessory, it failed to launch by the end of the year. We still don't know if or when AirPower will finally launch, but well-connected developer Steve Troughton-Smith says he's heard "they've finally fixed it," so our fingers are crossed that a launch could come relatively soon.   Read Full Article New Apple Pencil Sandpapered to Look and Feel Like a Real Pencil In a neat do-it-yourself project, one ambitious Reddit user went to significant lengths to make the new second-generation Apple Pencil look and feel like a real wood pencil. By sandpapering the device to give it a rougher texture and using some paint and fabric dye, the user did a remarkably good job of giving it a realistic pencil look. It took a little experimentation and the user says one of the Apple Pencils he used no longer functions after apparently being exposed to a too-warm dye bath, so be careful if you decide to attempt a similar project yourself!   Read Full Article iPhone XS-Like Smart Battery Case Icon Spotted in Action on iOS 12.1.2 We've been seeing increasing evidence of an upcoming revamped Smart Battery Case that could be compatible with Apple's latest iPhone models, with icons found in iOS and watchOS showing a new design that loses the chin seen on the current version of the accessory for older iPhones. A similar icon has now been revealed in action on iOS 12.1.2, thanks to one user who decided to hack apart much of an iPhone 7 Smart Battery Case and plug it into his iPhone X. Lo and behold, the Batteries widget on his iPhone displays an icon of the unreleased Smart Battery Case designed to fit the more recent iPhone.   Read Full Article

This email was sent to dasdisdusonline.apple@blogger.com Click here to unsubscribe or Update subscription preferences View in Browser | Subscribe to this mailing list. MacRumors.com, LLC 4870 Sadler Rd. Suite #300 Glen Allen, VA 23060 USA